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Announcement New Rules for the Player Comparison Board

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Hello all.

The following are all rules in our Terms of Service and things we will be cracking down from here on out.

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Notifications about them came to me in the opposite order, I am seeing if I can revoke the warning and make it unoffical.

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1990: Isiah vs KJ vs Hakeem vs K-Malone

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by Matt15 » Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:10 pm

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How would you rank these players from 1-4?

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Hakeem
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KJ

Isiah

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Poll Prime Only: Better Defensively Jason Kidd or Alex Caruso

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This topic has a poll. by mdonnelly1989 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 6:16 pm

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Everything I've heard about Kidd was that he could defend multiple positions.

And obviously we see Caruso defend Jokic in spurts.

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Okay, I just didn't realize it was a joke, thought you didn't see that it was a double post.

In your defense, I could have green-fonted or /s, so...

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Where does Mobley rank in Cavs history (PEAK only)

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by durantbird » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:25 pm

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Suppose you redo the peaks project for the Cavs, does Evan Mobley crack the top 5?

Or in other words, where do you rank Evan Mobley 2025 season in a...

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BTW does Nate Thurmond belong in the conversation as well? He had little offensive contribution for the Cavs but solidified their defense helping...

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Wed Jun 18, 2025 7:51 am
Greatest Full Roster who never made an all-star team

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by jojo4341 » Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:00 pm

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Create the best 12-man roster of players who didn't make a single all-star team. Your goal is to take down all-time GOAT teams (ie Steph at PG, MJ at...

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I am surprised CJ McCollum hasn’t been mentioned. Current player, but unlikely to make all star team at this point of his career. CJ has to be...

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Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:49 am
Poll PEAK ONLY: Embiid vs Durant

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This topic has a poll. by parsnips33 » Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:03 pm

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Simple Question

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purely era-relative there is a case for kd's 2014 as a match for any embid regular-season in large part due to the relative weakness of the league....
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Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:37 am
Poll ’86 Larry Bird vs ’96 Michael Jordan

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This topic has a poll. by Matt15 » Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:09 pm

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Who was the better player?

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This is probably Jordan, but it’s not a total slam dunk, since this is peak Bird vs. not-peak Jordan. I think 1996 Jordan was pretty close to his...

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Wed Jun 18, 2025 12:15 am
How rigid in archetype is high-end individual offensive impact & value?

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by FrodoBaggins » Mon Jun 16, 2025 7:17 pm

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Players with high-end offensive impact possess a combination of scoring and playmaking at volume. They can score points themselves and also create...

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I don't have access to Box Creation stats

Zoinks!

I can help with this.

(through 2023)
Harden: had a 3-year peak with a BC of around 18 (tops...

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Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:11 pm
Jalen Williams/Elgin Baylor Comparison

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by TT8198 » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:08 pm

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Watching Jalen Williams score 40 last night I couldn't help but get Elgin Baylor vibes and made me think how great Elgin Baylor would be in todays...

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Watching Jalen Williams score 40 last night I couldn't help but get Elgin Baylor vibes and made me think how great Elgin Baylor would be in todays...

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Tue Jun 17, 2025 9:15 pm
How would moses malone work in today nba?

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by falcolombardi » Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:16 pm

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how do you think he could he adapt his game to the modern playstyle and would he keep the same impact?

post scorers who pass the ball little (moses...

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But he was relentless. On D, I think a more recent comp would be P.J. Brown. Brown also didn’t have super high block numbers, but was strong and used...
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Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:14 pm
Switch Mourning and Dwight for careers

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by migya » Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:26 am

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Switching Mourning and Dwight for career. ie Dwight rookie in 1993, Mourning rookie in 2005. How does it play out?

Notes:
Dwight had weak Center...

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Without being able to roam freely (like under modern “defensive 3 seconds” rules), his help defense impact is slightly reduced.

Counterpoint. His...

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Poll Kobe vs D-Rob (Peak Only)

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This topic has a poll. by Matt15 » Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:07 am

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The poll results for the Dwight thread were a bit lopsided…. I suggested this would be a closer comparison. Peak only who would you rather have?

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Robinson has among the best advanced metrics alltime. He carried at best average teams to consistently over 53 wins for his first six years, pre...

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Tue Jun 17, 2025 8:29 am
Poll Dwight vs Kobe (peak only)

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This topic has a poll. by One_and_Done » Sun Jun 15, 2025 1:00 am

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Who was more impactful?

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Kobe, better question would be Kobe vs D-Rob.
Kobe, wtf lmao. DRob wasn’t even sniffing a ring without Duncan

When did Kobe sniff a ring without a...
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Tue Jun 17, 2025 4:31 am
Rank these players offensively (peak): Magic, Jordan, LeBron, Curry, Jokic

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by jalengreen » Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:36 am

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To the best of your ability

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Peaks-wise, here is my list, with very short explanations that I'll edit when I have time:

1. 17/18 Lebron - Led elite offenses, very dominant...
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Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:21 am
Poll Bobby Jones vs. Dennis Rodman

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This topic has a poll. by Ol Roy » Sun Jun 15, 2025 1:16 am

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Who was the better player?

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Rodman...he did sometimes leave his man to hunt rebounds and he refused to play team defense over some snit in San Antonio and walked away from the...

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Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:36 pm
How credible is a Steph Curry GOAT case?

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by Djoker » Tue Aug 13, 2024 4:50 pm

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I feel like a case can be made.

Emphasize offensive goodness, impact on the game (small scale tactics and large scale team strategy), and ceiling...

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Very hard to put a case for him.

Accodales? No.

Longevity? No.

Prime? Maybe you can put him in tier #1.

Peak? 2016 seemed to put a case for him...
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Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:02 am
Poll Desmond Bane vs Deni Avdija

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This topic has a poll. by durantbird » Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:14 pm

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With reports on Memphis being interested in making a move for Avdija, interesting to explore - who do you think has the higher ceiling? And who is...

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24 was his 3rd season in the league when he was 22 years old . . . that's when you would expect a player to have a significant jump if he's going to...

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Mon Jun 16, 2025 2:27 am
Best defensive season ever

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by rrravenred » Mon Jun 4, 2012 10:40 pm

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A comment by Colts18 in one of the popping-up-like-mushrooms Shaq threads made me think. He said that Ben Wallace in 2004 was the best defensive...

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Here is Robinson's 92 season. The Spurs finished #1 in D rating. More amazing was that they did that despite Robinson missing the last 14 games of...
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Sun Jun 15, 2025 11:55 pm
What would be the All-NBA team if all the players in history past and future played together all at their peaks?

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by kendogg » Sun Jun 15, 2025 10:58 pm

If all the NBA greats played in peak healthy form with the current NBA players (also in peak healthy form) with current NBA rules (and magically grew...

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 10:58 pm
Poll Which of these PGs is greater?

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This topic has a poll. by mdonnelly1989 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 4:58 am

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Which of these PGs is greater

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Being on the floor more is usually bad actually, because you're more fatigued.

Says who, you? The reason great players are able to play heavy...
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Sun Jun 15, 2025 8:21 pm
What is your top 5 out of players who won 1 ring or less?

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by Cavsfansince84 » Sun Jun 15, 2025 2:27 am

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Notables being Oscar, West, KG, Dirk, both Malones, Barkley, CP3, Jokic, Giannis. Obviously others as well.

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Oscar
Jokic
Dirk
KG
Giannis

Was tempted to put Barkley over Giannis for the fifth spot. Actually, a fifth-place tie between Giannis, Barkley, and...

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 7:34 pm
Strength of conference and overall environment - How it counted for alltime greats

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by migya » Sun Jun 15, 2025 4:05 pm

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There are some new posters now here it looks and recently read an article (I don't read much nba related stuff anymore) that stated that the careers...

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I think there’s several factors at play:

1. In general, the amount of talent in the league is always going up, as population goes up, the game...

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 5:00 pm
Poll Better Offensive Impact During Prime: Steph, Larry Bird, Magic,

Last post by migya « Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:34 pm
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This topic has a poll. by mdonnelly1989 » Sun Jun 15, 2025 12:01 am

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Between these 3 players during prime

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Bird's last, offensively

Why do you think that?

He was a great passer and playmaker, more than Curry, was a very good post scorer at his position...

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:34 pm
Poll Which season was Karl Malone's peak? POLL

Last post by tsherkin « Sun Jun 15, 2025 11:43 am
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This topic has a poll. by Quotatious » Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:05 pm

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Vote in the poll.

Malone has more than 10 seasons on a very similar level, so I couldn't put all of them in the poll. If you think his best season...

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I wish we could’ve seen peak Malone in a dynamic and versatile offensive scheme instead of the Sloan universe just once in his career.

Alongside a...

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Sun Jun 15, 2025 11:43 am
Poll Jack Sikma vs. Kevin McHale

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This topic has a poll. by Ol Roy » Tue Jun 10, 2025 1:04 am

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Who was better in their time, and who would you rather have today?

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Just found/saw this. Both totally relevant to the thread and pretty hilarious. McHale does a great impression of Sikma's reverse pivot and shooting...
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Sun Jun 15, 2025 11:07 am
Poll Largest Gap Career Wise

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This topic has a poll. by mdonnelly1989 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 5:20 am

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This is if you think MJ is greater than Bird

Lebron is greater than Bird

And Magic is greater than Steph

Obviously this poll doesn’t apply if...

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Would anybody’s answer not be LeBron > Bird lol

Not voting bc I don’t check all 3 boxes but still feels trivial

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